This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...a poem which had in its day a wide vogue, and went through several editions; there too he composed another poem called " Triumphs of Music "; both of which were much ridiculed by Byron. Southey also had a poor opinion of Hayley as a poet; for he said of him that everything was good about him except his poetry. Hayley ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...a poem which had in its day a wide vogue, and went through several editions; there too he composed another poem called " Triumphs of Music "; both of which were much ridiculed by Byron. Southey also had a poor opinion of Hayley as a poet; for he said of him that everything was good about him except his poetry. Hayley also wrote a life of Milton, which was a decided failure: to his credit it must be remembered that he befriended the poet-painter Blake, and was an excellent host to a coterie of literary friends, among whom Cowper and Gibbon were the chief. To Romney, Hayley was invariably kind; although Romney's son more than insinuates in his life of his father that this was owing to interested motives on Hayley's side. Among other artist friends besides Romney Hayley numbered John Flaxman (who, although little regarded by a race which knows little and cares less for the art of sculpture, was one of the greatest sculptors of his time, and by far the most talented that England ever had), a devoted friend of Romney's, who returned that devotion. In the little church hard by Hayley's villa can still be seen some of Flaxman's work, a mural tablet to Hayley's son, a promising young sculptor, who died after a long and wearisome spinal illness; the father writes on this monument, "Of gentle manners, his exalted mind, Modestly firm, and delicately kind," an inscription which may give an idea of Hayley's poetical capacity. It was in his annual autumnal visits to Eartham that Romney passed probably the most tranquil and contented days of his not very happy existence. It was a happy idea of Thrale, the great brewer, and friend of Johnson, to commission Reynolds to paint a series of portraits of the illustrious guests who gathered around him at Strea...
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